AD DS Installation Steps

Below step will guide us how to install active directory on Windows Server 2016:

1) Once Active directory setup on the server, it also going to act as DNS server. There for change
the DNS settings in network interface and set the server IP address (or local host IP 127.0.0.1) as
the primary DNS server.

2) Then open the server manager. Go to PowerShell (as administrator) and type ServerManager.exe
and press enter.

3) Then on server manager click on add roles and features.

4) Then it opens the add roles and features wizard. Click on next to proceed.

5) Then in next window keep the default and click next.

6) Since it’s going to be local server, in next window keep the default selection.

7) In next window from the roles put tick box for active directory domain services. Then it will
prompt to show you what are the associated features for the role. Click on add features to add
those. Then click next to continue.
8) The features page keep it default and click on next to proceed.

9) In next windows it gives brief description about AD DS service. Click next to proceed.
10) Then it will give the confirmation about install, click on install to start the role installation
process.

11) Once done, it will start the installation process.

 12) Once installation completes, click on option promote this server to a domain controller.

13) Then it will open the active directory configuration wizard. Here we are going to setup new forest.
But if you need existing domain you can choose relevant option. Select the option to add new forest and
type FQDN for the domain. Then click next.
14) In next page you can select the domain and forest functional levels. I am going to set it up with
latest. Then type a password for DSRM. Then click next